2016 CFL regular season thread

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10 grand fine plus barred from the sidelines - Should have been barred totally, but still that's a pretty significant penalty.

Tiger-Cats' Austin fined, barred from sideline

 

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Stamps have added Cordarro Law (NFL cut), if he can play the same way he did previously for them, that's a nice add to the defensive line.

 

[mattola]

Fun game to ight

 

[tducey]

right now Calgary and BC look like the class of the league. Ottawa loses today they're below .500 and no team in the East would be above .500.

 

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My goodness, the East Division is terrible. Oh wait, that's not news, it's been terrible for years.

 

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Also, did a NBA pre-season game at Rogers Arena almost outdraw the REDBLACKS - Lions game at BC Place?

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Also, did a NBA pre-season game at Rogers Arena almost outdraw the REDBLACKS - Lions game at BC Place?

yep ... i dont know how the Lions get people back

 

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yep ... i dont know how the Lions get people back

Pratt was ranting about the state of attendance at Lions games this season and dumping it at the feet of commissioner Orridge - I think the commish definitely needs to be more visible and his decision making needs to be more decisive etc. but I'm not sure exactly what he can do personally to help get more butts in the seats at Lions games,

 

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News flash: Things aren't going well for the Argos in Toronto.

Madani: Boatmen's ship is sinking, on the field and off - 3DownNation

 

[mattola]

Pratt was ranting about the state of attendance at Lions games this season and dumping it at the feet of commissioner Orridge - I think the commish definitely needs to be more visible and his decision making needs to be more decisive etc. but I'm not sure exactly what he can do personally to help get more butts in the seats at Lions games,

It's not the ticket price for me. It's parking, it's travel, it's viewing in that huge stadium, it's not having a roof open at all times. It's the cost of beer and food and the drunk assholes that don't get addressed fast enough. But if I narrow it down it's

Travel, parking and cost outside the ticket price.. Plus stamps have won the grey cup already so no point being excited

 

[jstewismybastardson]

It's not the ticket price for me. It's parking, it's travel, it's viewing in that huge stadium, it's not having a roof open at all times. It's the cost of beer and food and the drunk assholes that don't get addressed fast enough. But if I narrow it down it's

Travel, parking and cost outside the ticket price.. Plus stamps have won the grey cup already so no point being excited

let me just say ... in totality its the cost ... and i will include the ticket price ... how can they rationalize charging such an expensive ticket for .. lets face it ... a minor league product

and no one really mentions the changing demographics of our area ... their target fan no longer lives in vancouver thanks to the price of real estate ... 1 thing they mentioned in the cesspool is the whitecaps fan typically is a millenial ... the Lions fan is typically someone over 40

so now circling back to the assholes in the stands ... gotta say ... its an issue ... took my son to the Ticats game in August (Zack Collaros first game back) ... was a great game ... my son really liked it ... we were using the company season tickets ... 50 yard line/row L very good low seats... and the entire row behind us of grey haired asswipes swore all game long ... what the hell ???&&*^ ... bitching about the refs all game long and by the 3rd quarter more than 3 sheets to the wind ... i ask the 2 closest to us to tone it down and point to my kid and they keep swearing and then say "oh ... sorry junior!"

 

[puckhead]

so now circling back to the assholes in the stands ... gotta say ... its an issue ... took my son to the Ticats game in August (Zack Collaros first game back) ... was a great game ... my son really liked it ... we were using the company season tickets ... 50 yard line/row L very good low seats... and the entire row behind us of grey haired asswipes swore all game long ... what the hell ???&&*^ ... bitching about the refs all game long and by the 3rd quarter more than 3 sheets to the wind ... i ask the 2 closest to us to tone it down and point to my kid and they keep swearing and then say "oh ... sorry junior!"

sorry 'bout that. I'll try to keep it down next time.
don't get out much, y'know.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

He gone

Mike Beamish: Lions' Leone has a leg up on most punters seeking NFL job

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Jennings to burnham is a poor mans russell wilson to doug baldwin

 

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Pretty exciting game thus far today in Winterpeg.

 

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Why even go to the command centre if they can't get the call right on instant replay review?

 

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CFL issues explanation for controversial replay review call - 3DownNation

 

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let me just say ... in totality its the cost ... and i will include the ticket price ... how can they rationalize charging such an expensive ticket for .. lets face it ... a minor league product

and no one really mentions the changing demographics of our area ... their target fan no longer lives in vancouver thanks to the price of real estate ... 1 thing they mentioned in the cesspool is the whitecaps fan typically is a millenial ... the Lions fan is typically someone over 40

so now circling back to the assholes in the stands ... gotta say ... its an issue ... took my son to the Ticats game in August (Zack Collaros first game back) ... was a great game ... my son really liked it ... we were using the company season tickets ... 50 yard line/row L very good low seats... and the entire row behind us of grey haired asswipes swore all game long ... what the hell ???&&*^ ... bitching about the refs all game long and by the 3rd quarter more than 3 sheets to the wind ... i ask the 2 closest to us to tone it down and point to my kid and they keep swearing and then say "oh ... sorry junior!"

I find myself agreeing with almost everything in the above post, but I would also add poor officiating and lack of accountability from the commissioner. I realize that the same applies to the NFL, but the NFL is essentially "too big to fail" at this point. I don't like the direction the CFL is headed, I mean did anybody see all the empty seats yesterday at IGF in Winnipeg?!? And this is the best Bombers team in the last five years.

 

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Stamps have clinched the West Division title and the team that crosses over from the West (Edmonton at this point) will likely have a better record than the team that wins the East.

 

[puckhead]

missed this excitement.
Edmonton still Edmonton-ing

@FarhanLaljiTSN 1h1 hour ago
#Eskimos fined 20k, Maas fined 15k. Will be forced to wear mic in future game. If he refuses he will be suspended. @CFLonTSN